IDF releases redacted radio chatter from helicopter sent into Khan Younis to evacuate special forces troops caught in firefight with Hamas

Newspaper says planned retaliation for Ashdod attack was opposed by some security chiefs; Netanyahu shelved idea after attorney general told him cabinet approval was needed

Citations also approved for other special forces soldiers in the op discovered last year deep inside Palestinian territory, and for those who pulled them out under fire

UNIFIL sends technical team to northern Israel at IDF's request, will present findings to United Nations

Washington rejects text that puts terror group and Israel on equal footing following exchanges of fire along border, diplomatic sources say

Meeting head of UN peacekeeping force, Kohavi says Israel will not tolerate terror group's attacks on its soldiers and civilians, nor let it build precision missiles

Fighting may not be over, in light of terror group chief Nasrallah's threat on Saturday to exact payback for alleged Israeli attack in Beirut

State Department and White House special envoy issue statements blaming Iran-backed Hezbollah for latest escalation

Psychological warfare tactic apparently designed to convince Lebanese terror group it had retaliated sufficiently for recent Israeli strikes, despite failing to cause casualties

No immediate reports of injuries; smoke seen rising outside Upper Galilee community of Avivim, following a week of threats from Hezbollah